Daniel Miessler

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The idea was that it’d be some massive blast that would take out the country’s power grid, or disable the entire internet, along with what they used to call e-commerce. Many groups have come to realize that some companies have good backups, so they start by stealing a copy of the data for themselves at the beginning of the attack.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 24, 2024

But when you see what Delta Airlines is *still* doing to passengers some five days after this one piece of bad code ate the internet, you can't blame CrowdStrike any longer. Delta's backup plan was to fail. So, the backup plan fails. So, the backup plan fails. Then the subsequent tsunami knocked out backup generators.

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

This article describes several ways to backup Outlook account settings in great detail. How do I backup my Outlook rules? Overview of the Ways to Back up Outlook Account Settings The legend has it that early versions of Outlook contained special functionality that enabled you to backup your account settings. Neither do we.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

As detailed in my 2014 book, Spam Nation , Spamdot was home to crooks controlling some of the world’s nastiest botnets, global malware contagions that went by exotic names like Rustock , Cutwail , Mega-D , Festi , Waledac , and Grum. And there were many good reasons to support this conclusion. w s, icamis[.]ru ru , and icamis[.]biz.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. Hacker deleted all data from VFEmail Servers, including backups. Russia is going to disconnect from the internet as part of a planned test. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! 20% discount.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 6, 2021

As indoor spaces begin to open in the next few months, employees will want to venture out to new spaces to work, such as coffee shops and internet cafes – but working on open networks and personal devices creates unlocked gateways for cyberattacks to take place. This trend is not likely to ease up any time soon either.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Whether ALPHV’s troubles are caused by tight-lipped law enforcement, an ironic lack of disaster recovery planning, or some other sleight of hand, any disruption to the ransomware ecosystem is a welcome early Christmas present in our book. Create offsite, offline backups. How to avoid ransomware Block common forms of entry.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

They come in all shapes and sizes, lurking in the shadowy corners of the internet. You can also be a good internet citizen by forwarding these scams to the U.S. Lockdown your privacy settings Your online profiles are like open books to cyber snoops unless you lock them down.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The infection chain was divided into four stages : The malware was installed through a dropper, a program executed by opening an attachment to a deceptive e-mail, probably a fake pdf or doc file, or executed directly from the Internet, without user interaction, exploiting the exploit described in the point 4. Twitter @Slvlombardo.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 28, 2023

I'd have been left with little choice but to hang out on dodgy Internet forums or to sidle up to people wearing hoodies in the hope they're prepared to trade their morals for money. I cannot provide code that implements this behaviour," it told me, before offering some unsolicited advice about backups. Not anymore though.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Backup files for Lion Air and parent airlines exposed and exchanged on forums. Magecart attackers target mobile users of hotel chain booking websites. MobiHok RAT, a new Android malware based on old SpyNote RAT. Tor Projects Bug Smash Fund raises $86K in August. Experts warn of the exposure of thousands of Google Calendars online.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 13, 2022

Ensure email, messaging, and Internet protection. Information involved in email, messaging, and Internet use needs to be protected with appropriate controls. Your data backups should be encrypted whether they are maintained by your organization or a third party. Protect publicly available information.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Criminals create entire networks from the “mirror–websites” of their online alcohol stores; if one site is blocked, they swiftly migrate to a backup resource. The intoxicating Internet. Group-IB Brand Protection team discovered a total of around 4,000 websites illegally selling alcohol.

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SecureList

JUNE 21, 2023

For example, in 2021, analysis of iTunes backups helped to discover an attachment containing the FORCEDENTRY exploit. Some of them are not used in the code, such as access to camera, microphone and address book, or interaction with devices via Bluetooth. 0xF501 CRXFetchRecord Retrieves contents of a specified file. db database.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 12, 2023

The attack affected services including patient referrals, ambulance dispatch, out-of-hours appointment bookings, mental health services and emergency prescriptions. Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers. How to avoid ransomware Block common forms of entry.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2022

I began with securing networking equipment for customers to now securing mobile devices, gaming systems, Internet of Things (“Alexa”), the work environment, social engineering, etc. Those tools used to mitigate risks include perimeter defense, firewalls, security software, backups, etc.

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Spinone

JANUARY 21, 2015

Here is the annual list of the 25 most frequently passwords found on the Internet appearing to be the Worst Passwords, that will expose anybody to being hacked or having their identities stolen. While baby name books are popular for naming children, don’t use them as sources for picking passwords.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Implement Firewalls and Antivirus Software Firewalls act as a barrier between your internal network and the external internet, monitoring and blocking unauthorized access. Regularly Backup Your Data Regularly backing up your data is crucial in case of a cyberattack or data loss. Share it with your friends.

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The Address Book Devices can store not only phone numbers and addresses, but almost all personal information of its owner, including his / her social networking information and photos. Backup Your Data Cloud-to-cloud backup enables valuable information to be accessible. Such information might be compromising.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Understand that until the mid 1990s interconnectivity via the internet was largely academic. It was for UNIX systems and it was created by Dan Farmer and Wheat-say Vene-ma, who then co-authored a book in 2005 called Forensic Discovery. So even though they would recover from that backup then the data would not be complete.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

To protect personal information and feel safe while surfing the internet; 2. Security Awareness Training from Advisera Advisera offers lots of tools like books, courses, and guidelines for those who want to know more about compliance standards and become security-aware. The list will save your time and make a choice easier.

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Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Threat modeling can be applied to a wide range of things, including software, applications, systems, networks, distributed systems, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and business processes. There is little point in allowing a web browser to connect to an attacker who can decrypt and re-encrypt on the fly, when using internet banking.

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Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

These credentials are used in a credential stuffing or password spraying attack against the victim’s remote services, such as webmail or other internet reachable mail services. This specific document described how to access the internet facing company portal and the web-based VPN client into the company network.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2022

Is it the hospital, which should have had a power backup? When people feel threatened by it they want to throw the book at Yeah. I wrote a book with Kevin Mitnick, a convicted felon. We do have some people on the internet who have expressed concern about, you know, cyber criminals, I think is what we were originally going with.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

In both of my books, I’ve taken a stand against biometrics as they are today. Humans, through different attributes, and you know we have different attributes like fingerprints, iris things and backup your hand, facial recognition features way we walk EKG and all this kind of stuff. That's biometrics.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Vamosi: That's a gray area with the Internet of Things. Vamosi: What about the parents who just want to monitor their children's internet use. So, again it's outside of anything we can cover in this podcast, but really consent is one of the really big issues here. And without that consent from the user from the person being monitored.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 14, 2021

All right, I get it. That doesn't seem like a big deal to me.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 4, 2023

There’s been a major data breach, and you’re booked on the next night flight out, at 6am. As you hustle to the airport, the team already onsite is collecting the log files and the backups as needed so that when you arrive you can begin the investigation. It’s 3am and the call comes in.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

Kim Zetter’s book, Countdown to Zero Day, is perhaps the definitive book on the subject. But also war over the internet. And so, with the internet, all of that now becomes accessible. Make sure you have a backup spare. Make sure you have backups. They are found in every industry in some shape or form.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2023

WordPress sites using the Ultimate Member plugin are under attack LockBit gang demands a $70 million ransom to the semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC Avast released a free decryptor for the Windows version of the Akira ransomware Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT enhanced its POWERSTAR Backdoor miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin (..)

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 19, 2023

Not only could entire articles be written about the use of any specific tool in Nmap, a 464 page book has been published on the basics of Nmap. IT admins can locate unapproved or unexpected devices such as a PlayStation console, internet connected televisions, or an unauthorized wireless access point by examining the Nmap results.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 20, 2018

Organizers collected 25 pieces of voting equipment, including voting machines and electronic poll books. We also need to better secure the voter registration websites, with better design and better internet security. Multiple, unchangeable backups are essential.

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SecureList

JANUARY 28, 2021

From the rise of remote working and the global shift in consumer habits to huge profits booked by internet entertainers, we are witnessing how overwhelmingly important the connected infrastructure has become for the daily functioning of society. What does all this mean for privacy?

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